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God Hides In The Details: Hand Posture (Mudra) For Meditation

Noble Coach,
are there any particular mudras that you could suggest for me as i am playing around a bit with formal meditation.
head bowed,
heart open,
karen

Most Noble Sadhaka Karen;

there are huge differences between seated meditation styles, intents, and capacities. in this Temple, i coach two categorically different seated postures...both of which is immeasurably important to get dialed in by the age of 75...that may seem like a far way away for some; yet when really exploring just how difficult a steady "Siddhasana" posture is for over two hours minimum with the inner coping ability to withstand the huge pressures of kundalini transmigration and other Energetics of Enlightenment, suddenly, 75 years old is very close. in fact, just last month, i got a smidgen lazy with my Pranayama Sitting Posture while doing my personal practice and i blew a nadic gasket and my entire left eye became instantly bloodshot big time...a simple moment of inattention and the tremendous Pranic amps with which even my feeble Practice is dealing with, caused a bloodshot eye. i've Back Squatted 350lbs at a bodyweight of 148, i've PowerLifted, i've Olympic Lifted for years at competitive levels. my body is trained - unlike most endurance athletes - to withstand tremendous internal hydraulic and pneumatic pressures within all my diaphragms. Yet, one moment of inattention during my Pranayama these days? nearly blew my eye outta it's socket. Iyengar said he pee'd blood for 15 years due to his Pranayama formative training. when i am coaching you in...

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How To Survive Group Road Riding

"Riding safely in a group all boils down to bike skills. 99% of the riders in a peleton are safe and capable. However, sooner or later you will find yourself in a peleton alongside a few riders with sketchy skills. Here is how to survive (and thrive) in a whirring crowd of roaring wheels...." Photo: after ANY group ride or race, you'll be sooo happy! Win or lose, fit or fat; you'll have conquered inner dragons and be all the stronger for it! photo by Ananda, post IRON HORSE Downtown Crit , 2007 in Durango, Colorado.

How To Survive Group Road Riding


By Coach Steve Ilg, ryt/cpt/uscf

Well, it's that time of year again. Even for us MultiSport Athletes, time has arrived to jump into our local Saturday or Sunday Morning Club Training Rides and put the hammer down...err, at least attempt to pick up the hammer!

Riding in a big group of road cyclists is exhilarating. Turn on VERSUS any Sunday afternoon, and you can see all the big European pro races...the pros ride in pacelines that are as organized and rhythmic as a Swiss clock. Each rider follows specific rules of the peleton (aka; the pack...the largest group of riders in a group ride or race). However, if you show up at your local club ride, or century (cycling term for a "100-mile" ride) or a charity ride, things will not be so clean and neatly folded. Flying along at 20+ mph, elbow to elbow, perched atop skinny tires and hovering above very, very hard surfaces intimidates even extreme athletes. So, first, forgive yourself for not getting out there before now. Then, secondly, read this article. Finally, and MOST IMPORTANTLY: GET OUT THERE AND RIDE!!! It's soooo utterly exciting to be a part of a flying parade of sweat and spirit!

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This article is provided courtesy of steve ilg for DL Subscribers. A Pay-Per-PDF version of this article is available for $3 in the WholisticFitness.com Pro Shop. Steve has been the Training and Fitness Editor of several magazines over the course of three decades and is a New Mexico State Cycling Champion, record holder of the Furnace Creek 508, and a Winner of the Tour de Gila.

When Is A Garage Sale A Shatkarma?

i dare you, no... i DOUBLE DARE you to click on this picture and just tell me how adorable these two guys are! These are my bro's from my hood; Ryan on my right and his little brother Mitch on my left. You've seen me playing roller hockey with them before in DL. They are my biggest fans i think and if my Work and Way of Being attracts fans like this to me instead of top tier celebrities? Than i've done my inner and outer Work well, by God! We can always tell how High we are vibrating by the reaction we chronically receive from animals and children.

Ryan and Mitch were in seventh heaven this Saturday because Joy, Dewa, and i had our Garage Sale. They were among the first to swarm about all my sports equipment of which i was letting go. Note Ryan is wearing a SOFTRIDE cycling jersey from my old sponsorship from that corporation and Mitch is looking fine in the WF Jersey i wore to an overall Championship at Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon; they got both jerseys for one dollar and a ton of other cool stuff for $10 - which they gave to me in a roll of quarters. Only God knows how long it took them to save up that $10 in coin! I love them so. Somewhat sadly, after we've been learning how to mountain bike and play some gnarly roller hockey together, they will soon be moving to Ohio and the hood is gonna be a lot less vibrant without these two champs around! i will visualize that my presence in their life helps them in the next step of their Journey.

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THE SPIRITUAL RAMIFICATIONS OF A GARAGE SALE

As many of you know who study the archives and books of this Path, my notion of "PERIODIC RENUNCIATIONS" have been in place within the WF System since i introduced it in 1982. In fact, i recall one precious Student from way back in Boulder who absolutely was a shining jewel of WF; she cranked in all the physical and lifestyle disciplines inherent to this Path. i did observe however, a strong adhesion within her lower chakral area. It had to do with Letting Go. So, before i gave her an otherwise very much deserved WF Master Student Inka i instructed her to hold a Gargage Sale and Let Go of any material possession that was not practically being used with Love. Sentimental stuff? Sell it, i coached her. I told her that holding onto stuff that really could be deeper appreciated and used by another Being, was an absolute violation of the yogic laws which govern WF study and discipleship. One day, we will need to watch our Loved Ones go into God's arms and...eventually, our own bodies and mind; so giving back to the UniVerse our "stuff" is really just spiritual Kindygarten, however, as all of us know; KindyGarten carries some of our most valuable Teachings...

She could not do it.

She was a clutter-bug and once again, WF did what it does sooooo amazingly potently; it HIGHLIGHTED precisely where her deepest weakness along the spiritual journey lie....



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Sat Nam,

coach ilg

Ragin RJ draws his Dharma Sword for our Children while WF Online Student Carpenter nabs yet another Podium for WF!

" and STILL we remain like a cloud-hidden Temple perched high on a Himalayan pass...fact is, we fly so HIGH, so FAR beyond where the mainstream hangs out that our Bejeweled Path is like virgin singletrack through an inner Land of Bliss...so BE IT!"

photo of Doko Oosliid, the Pranic Power Source which helps me dharmically drive Wholistic Fitness® so high above mainstream Paths...click to enlarge and breathe with...


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Ragin RJ is on the loose again...no wonder my ol' Teammate is such a DL Favorite...bringin' the "anti-BS" chi yet again:


RJ's 3-minute Dharma Strike


meanwhile...
over in North Carolina, veteran WF Student Tom Carpenter used WF Online Training to score yet another podium for the WF Tribe at the North Carolina Adventure Race Series #1 held at Lake
Norman State Park in Troutman, NC. Alongside Tom was his "most excellent partner," Mike Dickinson, a high school cross country teammate of Toms! Still crankin' the breath-based CHI together! Love it!

i know many of you are disappointed that magazines like Yoga Journal embrace all these 'studio yogis' for their "Yoga for Cyclists" and their little articles on how strength training can actually help yogis, et. al., while choosing to ignore reviewing TOTAL BODY TRANSFORMATION which was the first book to faithfully intertwine all physiologic development into yoga. so be it; Noble Ones! i want you to view the antics of the Outer World with compassion and if you do this, you - like me - will love our little WF Path so much more for the genuine shimmering Summit of ALL transpersonal fitness that she is! Sure, we have more podiums at more levels over more sports over more decades than any other Path on the Plane(t). Sure, my athletic resume will put the hurt on any other 'fitness expert' out there...Sure, i've authored more pioneering books on East and Western spiritual fitness technologies and teachings than anyone and STILL we remain like a cloud-hidden Temple perched high on a Himalayan pass...fact is, we fly so HIGH, so FAR beyond where the mainstream hangs out that our Bejeweled Path is like virgin singletrack through an inner Land of Bliss...so BE IT! REJOICE in our humble, powerful Path! All that matters is using our Practice for our Bardo M(om)ent; to be able to participate in our spiritual evolution to one day, shine sooooo bright that we are able to help All Beings In All Realms. This then, should be our prayer.

THE YOGI COACH: Barbed-Wire Dharma

THE YOGI COACH



A Column Where East Meets West

by steve "coach" ilg, ryt/uscf/cpt


the intent of this Column is to produce Practice Tips and Teachings that
serve to bring Westerners a clearer understanding of yogic principles and
to bring yogis an understanding of Western fitness training tenets.

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"Putting effort toward something that has meaning and purpose never feels like work!"

-HP Yogini Katie, Receptionist at The Northern Arizona Yoga Center after i praised her for her hard work and devoted Practice. The well-taught yogi is trained to treat both praise and blame, applause and slander as does a raincoat treat raindrops.

i took these photos yesterday.

seeing this loop of barbed wire, caught in the spring runoff of Schultz Creek, shown below, across the street from my home,
reminded me that human life is naught but the "existence of successful pairings between body and soul," as Albert Bodde put it.

the hardwiring of our body/mind lies beneath several layers of astral sheaths, much like the ice over the barbed wire. as we deepen our Practice only two things are required to unveil Truth; sweat and spirit. Let me explain; through the tapas (yogic term for fiery, determined practice) and abhyasa (steadfast perseverance) of our Solo Practices (meditation, asana, cardio, strength, and nutritional integrity) the ice begins to melt, unveiling the true Reality or Atman. as we edge ever closer to the union of our individual self with the universal self (which is the working definition of 'yoga' or 'the yoking together'), we begin to see ourselves precisely for what we are...

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Dewa's First Touch Of Mother Earth's Hair...

click on pics and hold onto your pants for a nearly unbearably adorable and powerful "Dewa Hit"

Dear Coach and Ananda,

Thanks for producing such great products, and the wonderful writing, and
such a beautiful child, and all the other things that you do for all of
us out here.
- Steven Borgelt

...now, i know that many of you might care less about subscribing for all the world-class East/West Spiritual Fitness Teachings in DL...
however,
you REALLY don't want to miss these Dewa Pics...i promise!

thank you for reading and may my precious Daughter's transmission help elevate your Practice today...

photos by ilg